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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the way back to the car, what does the author find?
(a) Animal tracks.
(b) Many mice.
(c) A deer and flies.
(d) A moose and many tiny spiders.

2. The author visits his son's school in __________________.
(a) "December 8."
(b) "December 11."
(c) "December 10."
(d) "December 9."

3. Does the dear show fear?
(a) Yes, but very little.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, a great deal.
(d) Yes, a little.

4. How does the sample surprise the author?
(a) How many dangerous organisms live there.
(b) How dirty the water was.
(c) How much pollution accompanied those organisms.
(d) How much life is down there.

5. In one he sees a huge _____________ owl starting at him.
(a) Barred.
(b) Great horned.
(c) Burrowing.
(d) Barn.

6. In what chapter does it rain all day?
(a) "April 20."
(b) "April 11."
(c) "April 26."
(d) "April 30."

7. Whom does the author ask to go fishing with him in "May 4 Smelting"?
(a) Joe.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Bob.
(d) Bill.

8. The author finds a female _______________ near his cabin and follows her on her search for food.
(a) Bumblebee.
(b) Frog.
(c) Hummingbird.
(d) Squirrel.

9. In "April 4 Returns," what does the author spend the night doing?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Singing.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Boiling sap.

10. In "March 30 Cocoons," the author finds an old cocoon from _________.
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A fly.
(c) A moth.
(d) A beetle.

11. While driving along the way to take his son back, what does the author see?
(a) Insects of spring.
(b) Heat of summer.
(c) Flowers of spring.
(d) Animals of spring.

12. In "April 21," the author and Stuart, his son, take ___________.
(a) A drawing course together.
(b) A walk in the woods.
(c) A swim in the river.
(d) A vacation.

13. How does Stuart feel about his father?
(a) He is very embarrassed.
(b) He is very proud.
(c) He is very annoyed.
(d) He is very angry.

14. The author and his neighbor _________ go ice fishing in "April 3 Ice Fishing."
(a) Bill.
(b) Joe.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Bob.

15. Where does the author take a trip to in "May 2"?
(a) To town.
(b) To Bog Stream.
(c) To New York City.
(d) To Vermont.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Excursions," what creatures are endangered because of high quantities of mercury and PCB in the water?

2. In "January 20 Coyotes," what is the man, which the author just happens upon, doing?

3. When the author and his friend get to the stream, can any fish be found?

4. For what sound does the author still listen intently?

5. The author stumbles upon _________ moose.

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